Give Gov. Rick Scott credit for making a real effort to address Florida’s opioid crisis. Last month, he proposed spending $50 million to combat opioid abuse. Included was a plan to limit physicians in most cases from prescribing more than …
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‘I want to be the best senator I can be — the best senator Florida has ever had.” Those words came from Florida’s Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in an interview with the New York Times recently. While there is nothing …
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Editor: Like most incompetent people, Donald Trump is incapable of compassion and critical thinking. He would rather treat the symptoms after the fact than recognize and fix the problem that is staring him in the face. I am talking about …
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Editor: FEMA has 770 full-time employees with benefits, etc. It employs thousands as temps when a disaster occurs. Here is the game. Our president and presidents past, along with Congress, have FEMA to hide behind. They proudly boast FEMA is …
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Editor: The students, officers and directors of the Hope Academy of Music thank the officers, directors and staff of the Charlotte Community Foundation for their grant of $5,900 for the purchase of musical instruments. This will go a long way …
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Editor: What is patriotism, really? Is it reciting our pledge to our country even though its meaning was changed in the 1950s to add “under God,” thus begging God to save us from the communists. Is it serving your country …
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Editor: On one hand, as a taxpayer in Charlotte County I applaud the tremendous efforts to provide quality of life items, specifically our county parks. As I see our parks being upgraded and made more user friendly, I’m pleased with …
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Editor: I am a 73-year-old white woman and my blood pressure is boiling. Why? Because of two letters to the editor. One by a woman and one by a man. The woman’s letter made me so angry. She stated why …
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Editor: The recent actions by the “unprofessional” athletes and lack of respect for our flag and country gives the American public a glimpse into the character of these few players. Having the managers, owners and other players following the lead …
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OUR POSITION: Will “Old Florida” be replaced by housing-hotel development? H ere’s a development option we’d love to see at the Placida Fishery, the fabulous thumb of property that hitches out into Gasparilla Sound near the Boca Grande Causeway: Nothing. …
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A fter years of futility, the city of North Port has found itself in a desirable position: Two hospital chains are vying for state permission to build within city limits. That is a hopeful turn of events, considering all the …
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Editor: In today’s society, good still tops bad/evil, which has prompted me to write this message to one and all. I brought my children up the “old school” way, whereas, if they screwed up they got “woumped,” and accordingly, if …
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Editor: Ken Burns’ behind-the-scenes money obviously came from the Clinton Foundation and George Soros. This creep gave every guy and girl who served a stab in the back. The whole thing was gloom and doom and he better be very …
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Editor: Very good article from David Morris regarding the do’s and don’ts to protect yourself from identity theft as much as possible. Many may remember that 10 years ago we were asked to provide our phone number when using a …
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Editor: This is a reply to the letter, “Walking in another’s skin.” What about all the millions of Jewish people who were slaughtered and persecuted just because they were white and born Jewish? What about all the women who are …
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Editor: I am sick and tried of Punta Gorda citizens complaining about the city manager and or the City Council. Execute your constitutional right and run for City Council, as only two of the five city council members have been …
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Editor: Vice President Mike Pence’s melodramatic exit from the Colts game because some NFL players knelt during playing of the national anthem shows more respect for a song than for principles. Wouldn’t it be better for he and the president …
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Editor: I recently read where the NAACP is fighting Collier County to reinstate the MLK holiday and close the school. Rather than fight the school district, why not embrace the opportunity to teach the legacy of Martin Luther King? You …
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Editor: I see people writing about the responsibilities of government, one being to keep us safe, and I agree. What has me scratching my head is that those same people fight tooth and nail against some of the measures that …
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Editor: As a generally calm and thoughtful person I rarely feel the need to rant. But after hearing of the rollback of contraceptive health care for women in the name of religion I feel the need. This president has no …
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